Essential Utilities Inc Stock

$37.07

0.28% today

NYSE, Jul 25, 07:49 pm CET

ISIN

US29670G1022

Symbol

WTRG

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P MidCap 400

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Water Utilities

Overview Dividends Analysts Charts News Strategies

Essential Utilities Inc Stock price

$37.17

-8.53 18.67% 5Y

NYSE, Closing price Thu, Jul 24 2025

-0.53 1.41%

ISIN

US29670G1022

Symbol

WTRG

Reports

Quarter | Annual

Index

NYSE Composite, S&P MidCap 400

Sector

Utilities

Industry

Water Utilities

Key metrics

Basic

Market capitalization

$10.4b

Enterprise Value

$18.2b

Net debt

$7.7b

Cash

$20.8m

Shares outstanding

276.7m

Valuation (TTM | estimate)

P/E

16.7 | 17.4

P/S

4.6 | 4.4

EV/Sales

8.0 | 7.6

EV/FCF

negative

P/B

1.6

Dividends

DPS

$1.27

Yield 1Y | 5Y

3.4% | 2.6%

Growth 1Y | 5Y

6.5% | 6.9%

Payout 1Y | 3Y

58.3% | 61.6%

Increased

25 Years

Financials (TTM | estimate)

Revenue

$2.3b | $2.4b

EBITDA

$1.2b | $1.3b

EBIT

$865.9m | $938.5m

Net Income

$613.3m | $591.8m

Free Cash Flow

$-518.1m

Growth (TTM | estimate)

Revenue

16.4% | 14.1%

EBITDA

18.9% | 15.6%

EBIT

24.2% | 23.9%

Net Income

7.1% | -0.6%

Free Cash Flow

-18.9%

Financial Health

Equity Ratio

34.4%

Return on Equity

9.6%

ROCE

4.9%

ROIC

5.1%

Debt/Equity

1.2

EPS

$2.2

FCF per Share

$-1.9

Short interest

2.0%

Employees

Rev per Employee

$630.0k

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16 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

13x Buy

81%

3x Hold

19%

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16 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

Buy

81%

Hold

19%

Analyst Estimates with Stock Price Targets

Financial data from Essential Utilities Inc

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow

Quarter TTM Annually

Mar '25		+/- %
Revenue	2,258 2,258	16% 16% 100%
- Direct Costs	332 332	47% 47% 15%
Gross Profit	1,926 1,926	12% 12% 85%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses	7.30 7.30	31% 31% 0%
- Research and Development Expense	- -	- -
EBITDA	1,245 1,245	19% 19% 55%
- Depreciation and Amortization	379 379	8% 8% 17%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT	866 866	24% 24% 38%
Net Profit	613 613	7% 7% 27%

In millions USD.

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock News

Neutral

Business Wire

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3 days ago

Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires City of Beaver Falls Wastewater System in Beaver County

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has finalized a $37.75 million purchase of the City of Beaver Falls wastewater system in Beaver County, PA. The system serves approximately 3,200 customers in the City of Beaver Falls. The wastewater system also provides bulk transmission and treatment service for approximate...

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Business Wire

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8 days ago

Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit Shows Bright Future for Keystone State, Essential Utilities' Gas Infrastructure Will Support American Energy Dominance

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the eyes of the energy world on Pennsylvania this week, the state's largest natural gas utility is at the ready to support data center and related development stemming from the $92 billion in statewide investment announced during Tuesday's inaugural Pennsylvania Energy & Innovation Summit. Essential Utilities' gas division, Peoples Natural Gas, had a presence a...

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Business Wire

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11 days ago

Essential Utilities to Report Earnings for Q2 2025

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, following market close on July 31, 2025. The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on August 1, 2025, at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The call and presentation will be webcast live so interested parties may listen over the internet ...

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Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Head office	United States
CEO	Christopher Franklin
Employees	3,291
Founded	1968
Website	www.essential.co

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